> Google states in their terms of use that they don't want their maps to > give the locations of private individuals, but I'm curious what > exactly this means.
I'm sure you won't get a definitive answer, but : Maybe the thing to do is think about WHY the restriction - it's to maintain people's privacy. So apply the test to your proposed data - Can you identify an individual by name and zipcode? I dunno, certainly in the UK a surname and home postcode would be considered enough to identify an individual family. Surname and city wouldn't. Surname-only located in a small village might be enough though. Just placing a marker on a co-ordinate (with no names) can be enough to identify an individual household. That might be okay - estate agents do it all the time because the vendor has consented to have their location advertised. Doing it to some unknowing party would be a no-no though. A marker to show where John is today wouldn't be a problem - unless John is unaware of this. Or until a link is provided to John's blog that fully reveals his identity. You're quite right to be cautious about this, consider hard whether it needs doing at all and what the subjects think about it. cheers, Ross K --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Maps API" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Google-Maps-API?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
